List of counties in Oregon
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| Counties of Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Location | State of Oregon |
| Number | 36 |
| Populations | 1,456 (Wheeler) – 795,897 (Multnomah)[1] |
| Areas | 435 square miles (1,130 km2) (Multnomah) – 10,135 square miles (26,250 km2) (Harney) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions |
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There are 36 counties in the U.S. State of Oregon. The Oregon Constitution does not explicitly provide for county seats; Article VI, covering the "Administrative Department" of the state of Oregon, simply states that:
- All county and city officers shall keep their respective offices at such places therein, and perform such duties, as may be prescribed by law.[2]
More details on the etymologies of Oregon county names and place names in general are documented in Oregon Geographic Names. Oregon's postal abbreviation is OR and its FIPS state code is 41.
1840–1849
1850–1859
1860–1869
1870–1889
After 1890
County information
[edit | edit source]The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
| County |
FIPS code[3] | County seat[4] | Est.[4] | Origin[5] | Etymology[5] | Population[6] | Area[4] | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | 001 | Baker City | 1862 | Eastern portion of Wasco County | Named in honor of Edward Dickinson Baker, who died in combat while serving as Oregon senator. | 16,750 | 3,068 sq mi (7,946 km2) |
State map highlighting Baker County |
| Benton County | 003 | Corvallis | 1847 | Polk County | Named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the Oregon Country. | 98,899 | 676 sq mi (1,751 km2) |
State map highlighting Benton County |
| Clackamas County | 005 | Oregon City | 1843 | One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country | Named for the Clackamas people, a local Native American tribe. | 425,857 | 1,868 sq mi (4,838 km2) |
State map highlighting Clackamas County |
| Clatsop County | 007 | Astoria | 1844 | Northern and western portions of the original Twality District | Named for the Clatsop, a local Native American tribe. | 41,043 | 827 sq mi (2,142 km2) |
State map highlighting Clatsop County |
| Columbia County | 009 | Saint Helens | 1854 | Northern half of Washington County | Named for the neighboring Columbia River. | 54,063 | 657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |
State map highlighting Columbia County |
| Coos County | 011 | Coquille | 1853 | Western parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties | Named for the Coos people, a regional Native American group. | 64,326 | 1,600 sq mi (4,144 km2) |
State map highlighting Coos County |
| Crook County | 013 | Prineville | 1882 | Southern part of Wasco County | Named for George Crook, a Union army officer in the Civil War and Indian Wars. | 27,336 | 2,980 sq mi (7,718 km2) |
State map highlighting Crook County |
| Curry County | 015 | Gold Beach | 1855 | Coos County | Named for George Law Curry, governor of the Oregon Territory. | 22,774 | 1,627 sq mi (4,214 km2) |
State map highlighting Curry County |
| Deschutes County | 017 | Bend | 1916 | Southern part of Crook County | Named for the Deschutes River from French Riviere des Chutes, 'River of the falls'. | 211,535 | 3,018 sq mi (7,817 km2) |
State map highlighting Deschutes County |
| Douglas County | 019 | Roseburg | 1852 | Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit | Named for senator Stephen A. Douglas, a supporter of Oregon's admission to the union. | 112,255 | 5,037 sq mi (13,046 km2) |
State map highlighting Douglas County |
| Gilliam County | 021 | Condon | 1885 | Eastern third of Wasco County | Named for Oregon pioneer Cornelius Gilliam (1798–1848). | 1,971 | 1,204 sq mi (3,118 km2) |
State map highlighting Gilliam County |
| Grant County | 023 | Canyon City | 1864 | Parts of old Wasco and old Umatilla counties | Named for Ulysses S. Grant prior to his election as president, in recognition of his military service. | 7,093 | 4,529 sq mi (11,730 km2) |
State map highlighting Grant County |
| Harney County | 025 | Burns | 1889 | Southern two-thirds of Grant County | Named in honor of cavalry officer William S. Harney. | 7,402 | 10,135 sq mi (26,250 km2) |
State map highlighting Harney County |
| Hood River County | 027 | Hood River | 1908 | Northwest portion of Wasco County | Named for the Hood River. | 23,764 | 522 sq mi (1,352 km2) |
State map highlighting Hood River County |
| Jackson County | 029 | Medford | 1852 | Southwestern portion of Lane County and unorganized area south of Douglas and Umpqua Counties. | Named for President Andrew Jackson. | 221,331 | 2,785 sq mi (7,213 km2) |
State map highlighting Jackson County |
| Jefferson County | 031 | Madras | 1914 | Crook County | Named for the adjacent Mount Jefferson, itself named for President Thomas Jefferson. | 25,536 | 1,781 sq mi (4,613 km2) |
State map highlighting Jefferson County |
| Josephine County | 033 | Grants Pass | 1856 | Western half of Jackson County | Named for Virginia "Josephine" Rollins, the first female settler in the area. | 88,276 | 1,640 sq mi (4,248 km2) |
State map highlighting Josephine County |
| Klamath County | 035 | Klamath Falls | 1882 | Western part of Lake County | Named for the Klamath people, a local Native American tribe. | 70,438 | 5,945 sq mi (15,397 km2) |
State map highlighting Klamath County |
| Lake County | 037 | Lakeview | 1874 | Jackson and Wasco Counties | Named for the large number of local lakes and springs. | 8,194 | 7,940 sq mi (20,565 km2) |
State map highlighting Lake County |
| Lane County | 039 | Eugene | 1851 | Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County | Named for Joseph Lane, the first governor of the Oregon Territory. | 382,396 | 4,554 sq mi (11,795 km2) |
State map highlighting Lane County |
| Lincoln County | 041 | Newport | 1893 | Western portion of Benton County and Polk County | Named for President Abraham Lincoln. | 51,212 | 980 sq mi (2,538 km2) |
State map highlighting Lincoln County |
| Linn County | 043 | Albany | 1847 | Southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County | Named for Lewis F. Linn, sponsor of the Donation Land Act. | 132,474 | 2,291 sq mi (5,934 km2) |
State map highlighting Linn County |
| Malheur County | 045 | Vale | 1887 | Southern portion of Baker County | Named for the Malheur River, itself from French Riviere au Malheur, 'Unfortunate River', named by French fur trappers whose belongings were stolen along the river. | 32,315 | 9,888 sq mi (25,610 km2) |
State map highlighting Malheur County |
| Marion County | 047 | Salem | 1843 | One of the original four districts of the Oregon territory | Named for Francis Marion (1732-1795), a Revolutionary War general. | 352,867 | 1,185 sq mi (3,069 km2) |
State map highlighting Marion County |
| Morrow County | 049 | Heppner | 1885 | Western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County | Named for state representative Jackson L. Morrow, an advocate for the formation of the county. | 12,360 | 2,033 sq mi (5,265 km2) |
State map highlighting Morrow County |
| Multnomah County | 051 | Portland | 1854 | Eastern part of Washington and the northern part of Clackamas counties | Named for the Multnomah people, a Chinookan band from Sauvie Island. | 795,897 | 435 sq mi (1,127 km2) |
State map highlighting Multnomah County |
| Polk County | 053 | Dallas | 1845 | Yamhill District | Named for President James Knox Polk, who was serving during the county's creation. | 90,549 | 741 sq mi (1,919 km2) |
State map highlighting Polk County |
| Sherman County | 055 | Moro | 1889 | Northeast corner of Wasco County | Named for Union general William Tecumseh Sherman. | 2,002 | 823 sq mi (2,132 km2) |
State map highlighting Sherman County |
| Tillamook County | 057 | Tillamook | 1853 | Clatsop, Yamhill and Polk Counties | Named for the Tillamook people, a Native American tribe. | 27,264 | 1,102 sq mi (2,854 km2) |
State map highlighting Tillamook County |
| Umatilla County | 059 | Pendleton | 1862 | Central portion of Wasco County | Named for the adjacent Umatilla River, derived from a Sahaptin, word possibly meaning laughing waters. | 80,491 | 3,215 sq mi (8,327 km2) |
State map highlighting Umatilla County |
| Union County | 061 | La Grande | 1864 | Baker County | Named for the town of Union, itself named for the Union during the Civil War. | 26,058 | 2,037 sq mi (5,276 km2) |
State map highlighting Union County |
| Wallowa County | 063 | Enterprise | 1887 | Eastern portion of Union County. | Named after the Nez Perce wallowa, a tripod of poles used to support fish nets. | 7,522 | 3,145 sq mi (8,146 km2) |
State map highlighting Wallowa County |
| Wasco County | 065 | The Dalles | 1854 | Parts of Clackamas, Lane, Linn and Marion counties | Named for the Wasco people, a Native American tribe. | 26,507 | 2,381 sq mi (6,167 km2) |
State map highlighting Wasco County |
| Washington County | 067 | Hillsboro | 1843 | One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country (as Twality District) | Named for president George Washington. | 611,272 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km2) |
State map highlighting Washington County |
| Wheeler County | 069 | Fossil | 1899 | Grant County, Gilliam County, and Crook County | Named for Henry H. Wheeler, an early Oregon mail carrier. | 1,456 | 1,715 sq mi (4,442 km2) |
State map highlighting Wheeler County |
| Yamhill County | 071 | McMinnville | 1843 | One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country | Named for the Yamhill band of Kalapuya, a local Native American group. | 110,886 | 716 sq mi (1,854 km2) |
State map highlighting Yamhill County |
See also
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- Umpqua County, Oregon (historic)
- Oregon locations by per capita income
- List of U.S. county secession proposals#Oregon
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
References
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Further reading
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External links
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